Director of Technology, Ad Tech

newsweek; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsweek is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive execution for a programmatic advertising platform. You will translate technology strategy into dependable delivery, guiding a distributed team across backend, data, and ML, and ensuring design decisions align with product goals.

You will oversee architecture, delivery planning, and code quality, while maintaining strong relationships with technology and product leadership.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of software engineering experience with leadership of engineering teams.
• Experience building/operating ad tech such as bidders, exchanges, SSPs, ad servers, or RTB systems.
• Familiarity with programmatic standards (OpenRTB, ads.txt, sellers.json, schain, identity, measurement).

Responsibilities

• Turn strategic priorities into architecture proposals and implementation plans.
• Review designs, refine proposals, and provide workable alternatives when needed.
• Own delivery planning, including sprint scope, ticket definition, sequencing, and timelines accountability.
• Lead a distributed team across backend, full stack, data, quality, and ML through an engineering lead.
• Provide clear, measurable updates on progress, risks, and delivery status.
• Improve design, code review, documentation, and testing practices; collaborate with product on executable plans and promote AI-assisted development.

Skills

Software architecture

Team leadership

Delivery planning

OpenRTB knowledge

AWS

Data engineering

Distributed teamwork

Job description

Role overview

Lead engineering execution for a programmatic advertising platform, translating technology strategy into sound architecture and dependable delivery. You will combine hands‑on technical judgment with oversight of a distributed, multidisciplinary team, guiding design decisions and ensuring commitments turn into shipped work.

Responsibilities

• Work with technology leadership to turn strategic priorities into architecture proposals and implementation plans.
• Review engineers’ designs, refine strong proposals, and provide workable alternatives when an approach needs to change.
• Own delivery planning, including sprint scope, ticket definition, sequencing, and accountability for timelines.
• Lead a distributed team spanning backend, full stack, data, quality, and machine learning through an engineering lead.
• Give leadership clear, measurable updates on progress, risks, and delivery status.
• Improve design, code review, documentation, and testing practices; partner with product on executable plans and promote AI‑assisted development.

Requirements

• At least eight years of software engineering experience, including three or more years leading engineering teams.
• Direct experience building or operating advertising technology such as bidders, exchanges, supply‑side platforms, ad servers, or real‑time auction systems.
• Familiarity with programmatic standards and concepts, including OpenRTB, ads.txt, sellers.json, schain, identity, and measurement.
• Strong data engineering knowledge across high‑volume pipelines, warehousing, and analytics infrastructure, plus AWS experience.
• Track record of coordinating distributed or offshore teams across time zones and delivering consistent results.
• Able to move between executive strategy discussions and detailed technical reviews, with excellent spoken and written English.

Benefits and work setup

• The role is based in Argentina and reports to technology and product leadership.